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Encyclopedia: Chadli Bendjedid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | Bendjedid, who had collaborated with Boumediene in the plot that deposed Ben Bella, was regarded as a moderate not identified with any group or faction; he did, however, command wide support within the military establishment. |
 | | Bendjedid declared martial law on June 5, 1991, but he also asked his minister of foreign affairs, Sid Ahmed Ghozali, to form a new government of national reconciliation. |
 | | Chadli, a former colonel, had played key roles in the war of independence and in the military coup that brought Boumedienne to power in 1965. |
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